Showing posts with label French Defense. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French Defense. Show all posts

Monday, October 5, 2020

French Defense: Exchange Variation (Loss as White)

 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Qe7 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Bg5 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nbd7 10. Re1 O-O-O 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14.
Bg3 Ne4 15. Qd3 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 f6 17. Bg3 Qf7 18. Rab1 h5 19. f3 Nxg3 20. hxg3
h4 21. g4 h3 22. g3 Qh7 23. Qxh7 Rxh7 24. Re6 Rh6 25. Kh2 b6 26. Rbe1 Kb7 27.
Re7 Rc8 28. Rf7 Ka6 29. Ree7 Kb5 30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. Rxc7 a5 32. Rd7 Kc6 33.
Rd8 b5 34. a3 Rh7 35. Re8 Kd7 36. Re1 Kd6 37. Re8 Kd7 38. Re1 Kd8 39. Re6 Rc7
40. Rxf6 Rxc3 41. Kxh3 Ke7 42. Rb6 Rxa3 43. Rxb5 Kd6 44. Rb3 Ra1 45. Rb6+ Kc7
46. Rg6 a4 47. Rg7+ Kc6 48. Rxg5 a3 49. Rg6+ Kb5 50. Rg8 a2 51. Rb8+ Kc4 52.
Rc8+ Kb4 53. Rb8+ Ka3 54. Ra8+ Kb2 55. Rb8+ Kxc2 56. Ra8 Rh1+ 57. Kg2 a1=Q
58. Rxa1 Rxa1 59. g5 Kd3 60. Kh3 Kxd4 61. g6 Ra7 62. f4 Ke4 63. Kg4 d4
{cterlizzi resigns} 0-1

 I don't know the French Defense very well.. if you don't know the French Defense, it's usually best to play the exchange variation.  Oh, how painful it is to analyze your losses, yet they are the most important games to look over.  I shall study this opening with Chessgames(dot)com databases.

- Lizzi